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Richard Cohen united states
title
What the Dummies Can Tell Us
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entry description
It's not the "crash mannequin" that we are shown repeatedly driving into the brick wall, it's the crash “dummy". As I walk shopping streets though, time and again I find that the dummies in the window are really rather brilliant, even beautiful, looking like they know more about life than the colorless people around them. They appear to make judgements on our distorted perceptions of fashion, the time and money wasted on style, or how we bury our noses in cell phones. I have taken liberties in reconstructing some of these images, but my favorites are the shots in which the superior attitude of the dummies appears justifiable considering what's going on around them. Please join me in thanking the marketing staffs who have put these superior beings on display.about the photographer
Richard Alan Cohen lives and works in the South End of Boston where he still pursues his college double major in art and science. He graduated from Bowdoin College and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His lifetime interest in art derives from his mother, an art teacher and painter, and his father, a house designer and builder. His cityscape photography exposes the manipulation of urban inhabitants by contemporary design and style. Natural features that organize otherwise chaotic surroundings are emphasized in his landscapes.back to gallery
